Category Archives: Langstroth Celebration 2010

Lorenzo L. Langstroth Birthplace Marker

Posted on September 13, 2010 by

Marker Dedication Crowd Langstroth Marker Close Up Thanks to all who helped to erect this marker!

We have Paypal!

Posted on September 3, 2010 by

Due to an oversight our paypal account has not been working for a while. Well we’ve got it up and running now, so if you’ve been wanting to donate to the Langstroth Marker Fund now is your chance!

David Hackenberg to speak at Honeyfest

Posted on August 28, 2010 by

Noted Pennsylvania beekeeper David Hackenberg will speak at the Circle of Hope movie event on Saturday evening during the Honeyfest. Mr. Hackenberg was the first US beekeeper to recognize and raise the alarm about Colony Collapse Disorder in the winter … Continue reading →

CANCELLED: Mead and honey-based beer tasting

Posted on August 16, 2010 by

Mead and honey-based beer tasting at Cliveden of the National Trust.

Phineas Jenks Mahan

Posted on July 30, 2010 by

P. J. Mahan, among the first to import Italian honeybees, selling Langstroth-patented hives on Chestnut St. in 1857. Source–”Philadelphia and its manufactures : a handbook exhibiting the development, variety and statistics of the manufacturing industry of Philadelphia in 1857 : … Continue reading →

History and Honey: A Delicious Match

Posted on July 22, 2010 by

Philadelphia has a long history of “firsts” – from the first hospital to the first zoo to the discovery of electricity, innovations of all kinds have happened here. Beekeepers across the city and the United States are buzzing away, preparing … Continue reading →

Entomology graduate fellowship to honor apiarist Lorenzo L. Langstroth

Posted on June 19, 2010 by

http://live.psu.edu/story/47041 University Park, Pa. — Penn State has received a $250,000 gift to endow a graduate fellowship in entomology in the College of Agricultural Sciences. At the request of the donor, who wishes to remain anonymous, the endowment will be … Continue reading →